Shadowing Practice: This is Victoria's Secret Angel Taylor Hill's Morning Routine | Waking Up With | ELLE - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Good morning.
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I have to get up because today I have an amazing huge event for Victoria's Secret.
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We're launching the T's Fragrance and T's Rubble.
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I'm actually pretty excited for this one so I want to get out of bed today.
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Let's go.
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First things first, I brush my teeth, of course.
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For me, first thing in the morning, I can't just jump into the shower right away.
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I kind of need some time to wake up and get my brain going.
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And definitely brushing my teeth helps me procrastinate that, basically
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and the mintiness of it just wakes up my brain a little bit basically
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so that's one of the first things I do
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and I check my emails and you know look for my Instagram things like that get my brain thinking
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alrighty it's shower time but you guys gotta leave you know because I need some privacy so bye now
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so after I've showered and brushed my teeth
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another one of the things I absolutely have to do in the morning is have my coffee.
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I like to have about three cups.
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It changes every morning.
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I don't have rules.
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What was that?
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That's weird.
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This is normally one of my last calm moments before a hair
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and makeup gets here and the craziness starts and I love to take the time to listen to podcasts actually.
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I get really distracted by the television
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and I feel like I can't get anything done
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so I love to turn on some of my favorite podcasts
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and just listen to them and maybe catch up on emails
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or you know write stuff down or sometimes I organize my closet
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or do whatever I need to do before people come over.
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One of my favorites that I listen to is called Self Service
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and it's a podcast from Girl Boss and they talk about self -care
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and energies and how to mentally take care of yourself.
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They talk about mental health and physical health and I love stuff like
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that so I feel like the positivity puts me in the right mindset to continue through my day
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so it's one of my favorite things to do.
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Excuse me while I listen to some people talking.
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Well, I just got a text that hair and makeup is here, they're on their way up, so I gotta go.
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I'm gonna go let them in, get everybody settled and welcome, and I'll see you in a bit.
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Normally I can get ready by myself, and I do my hair and makeup a lot for events, but since it's a press event, it's for Victoria's Secret, and you know,
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it's kind of a big deal doing the fragrance and the perfume so I call in the professionals, my good friends here, Virginia and Danilo.
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They're my go -to's.
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I enjoy this time a lot because we just get to hang out, we talk, we have good conversation and then you know we just take it easy,
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we try and do our best even though right now we're kind of under some time pressure.
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It's still just kind of one of those calming moments that I get to have and I really enjoy the company.
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So I have the press day which I do a bunch of different stops with a bunch of different people.
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You guys at Elle are one of them.
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And I go to the event which is one of my favorite parts just because it's more Victoria's Secret family.
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And that's probably why it's one of my favorite parts of the evening.
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So while we're getting ready I usually play music just because it's pregame, kind of gets you in the mood, the vibe.
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I like to listen to hip -hop or something a little more upbeat because...
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I'm going to be around a lot of people talking a lot
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and I want to make sure that my energy is in the right place
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So I love to play like Rihanna or Beyonce or Drake or something Fun that I love.
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I also love Ariana Grande.
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I think she's really cool and Selena Gomez.
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I'm obsessed with her Yeah,
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it varies, but those are some of my favorites Okay so So now I'm going to get dressed,
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find something to wear for tonight.
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I kind of have an idea of what I want.
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So I'm going to grab them.
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This jacket.
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This is for the pants.
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It's kind of what I'm thinking.
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It's kind of pretty bad.
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All right.
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All right time to get ready.
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All right.
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Finishing touches.
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A little bit of fragrance.
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All right.
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I'm on my way.
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See you there.
About This Lesson
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.